Alan Thicke, who died Tuesday at the age of 69, was widely known for his starring role as Dr. Jason Seaver on Growing Pains. But the actor also had a successful side gig as a composer to some of television’s most memorable theme songs.
Here are 11 of his biggest hits:
Diff’rent Strokes
The NBC sitcom, about a rich white New York businessman who adopts two black boys from Harlem after their mother’s death, made stars out of Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. The show premiered in Nov. 1978 and aired on the peacock network for seven seasons before moving...
Here are 11 of his biggest hits:
Diff’rent Strokes
The NBC sitcom, about a rich white New York businessman who adopts two black boys from Harlem after their mother’s death, made stars out of Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. The show premiered in Nov. 1978 and aired on the peacock network for seven seasons before moving...
- 12/14/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Ralph Andrews, the producer behind numerous game shows including Lingo, Liars Club, Celebrity Sweepstakes and You Don't Say, died today of Alzheimer's disease. He was 87. Andrews launched his showbiz career in radio as an announcer and disc jockey in Saginaw, Mi. After moving his family to California, he took a job as a page at NBC. By the 1960s, he had segued into TV producing. After brief stints with Don Fedderson Productions and Ralph Edwards Productions, he launched…...
- 10/16/2015
- Deadline TV
The Last 10 Emmy Winners for Best TV Theme Song
2010 -- "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
2009 -- "Great Performances" (PBS)
2008 -- "Pirate Master" (CBS)
2007 -- "The Tudors" (Showtime)
2006 -- "Masters of Horror" (Showtime)
2005 -- "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
2003 - 2004 -- "Monk" (USA Network)
2002 -- "Six Feet Under" (HBO)
2001 -- "Gideon's Crossing" (ABC)
2000 -- "West Wing" (NBC)
The same person, Russ Landau, composed the theme songs for "SeaQuest Dsv," "Survivor," and "Fear Factor."
Alan Thicke, known to some as Jason Seaver in "Growing Pains," and others as Robin Thicke's Dad, composed the theme songs for "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes." He also performed the theme song for "Diff'rent Strokes." Moreover, he also composed themes for the game shows "Celebrity Sweepstakes" and "Joker's Wild" in the 70s.
In addition to writing the theme for "The Simpsons" and "Tales from the Crypt," Danny Elfman also wrote the theme song for "Desperate Housewives."
Andrew Gold...
2010 -- "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
2009 -- "Great Performances" (PBS)
2008 -- "Pirate Master" (CBS)
2007 -- "The Tudors" (Showtime)
2006 -- "Masters of Horror" (Showtime)
2005 -- "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
2003 - 2004 -- "Monk" (USA Network)
2002 -- "Six Feet Under" (HBO)
2001 -- "Gideon's Crossing" (ABC)
2000 -- "West Wing" (NBC)
The same person, Russ Landau, composed the theme songs for "SeaQuest Dsv," "Survivor," and "Fear Factor."
Alan Thicke, known to some as Jason Seaver in "Growing Pains," and others as Robin Thicke's Dad, composed the theme songs for "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes." He also performed the theme song for "Diff'rent Strokes." Moreover, he also composed themes for the game shows "Celebrity Sweepstakes" and "Joker's Wild" in the 70s.
In addition to writing the theme for "The Simpsons" and "Tales from the Crypt," Danny Elfman also wrote the theme song for "Desperate Housewives."
Andrew Gold...
- 3/2/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
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